Mar 21:The Ministry of Heavy Industries had sanctioned about 520 Charging Stations/ Infrastructure for about Rs. 43 Crore under Phase-I of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme.
Further, a budget provision of Rs. 1000 Crore has been earmarked for a period of 5 years [2019-20 to 2023-24] for the establishment of charging infrastructure under Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme.
The Ministry has also sanctioned 2877 charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs under Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme. Further, MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging Stations across 16 Highways & 9 Expressways under this phase. The details of charging stations sanctioned and installed in the cities under FAME India Scheme Phase-II are attached as ANNEXURE-I. The details of charging stations as sanctioned in Expressways/ Highways are attached as ANNEXURE-II. Further, as per the Ministry of Power guidelines, there shall be at least one charging station at every 25 km on both sides of the Highway and also at least one Charging Station for long Range/Heavy Duty EVs at every 100 km on both sides of the Highway. For the city, at least one charging station will be set up in a grid of 3km x 3km.
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